Community members often ask us about the status of Wildplant's occupancy at Clairvaux. The answer is that our presence here remains tenuous, and is likely to remain uncertain for some time.
Clairvaux is now under the ownership of Property Development NSW (a state government body), having been transferred from the Department of Communities and Justice in 2025. Wildplant is now the only remaining occupant, on the basis of a holdover arrangement from a now-expired licence. Late last year Blue Mountains City Council wrote to the relevant state ministers advocating that Clairvaux should remain in public ownership, and should continue to house community organisations including Wildplant Rescue. Council resolved that "any transfer of the Clairvaux site into council ownership needs to be accompanied by sufficient funds to bring the site up to an appropriate standard for the continued delivery of community support services".
The most recent development is that the Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington has replied to council, advising that the property is subject to an assessment under the NSW Government Property Framework, and that no decision has yet been made about future use of the site. However the minister committed the government to purposeful engagement with the council, and welcomed "the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the site's management and process to determine its future use".
Wildplant Rescue remains grateful to Blue Mountains City Council, and our local member Trish Doyle, for their continued active advocacy on our behalf.